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peligrosamente

dangerously

adverb peh-lee-GROH-sah-men-teh Rare

Usage Note

Peligrosamente is built on peligroso (dangerous) plus the adverbial suffix -mente, following the standard Spanish pattern. It typically follows the verb or phrase it modifies: vive peligrosamente (lives dangerously). Like all long -mente adverbs, it can be replaced by de manera peligrosa in formal registers.

Examples

"Conducía peligrosamente por la autopista."

Natural Translation

He was driving dangerously on the highway.

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